A GOOD ATTITUDE IS
A COMPETITIVE
ADVANTAGE
- JOHN GREENE
- JOHN GREENE
JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE 2 REFS THAT WERE AT THE CCA VS SAN JOSE CHRISTIAN GAME TODAY! THESE 2 REFS ARE ALWAYS FAIR, CARE ABOUT THE KIDS AND JUST ALL AROUND DO AN AMAZING JOB. IT MAKES THE GAME RUN SMOOTHER, KEEP COACHES IN CHECK AND REALLY MAKES THE GAME A MEMORABLE ONE. JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT THOSE 2 REFS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED AND CAN'T SAY ENOUGH GREAT THINGS ABOUT THEM. THANK YOU!
-CALVARY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 2021
I JUST WANTED TO DROP A QUICK NOTE THAT OUR SOCCER REFS HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL. THEY ARE PATIENT. THEY UNDERSTAND THE PACE OF PLAY. THEY HAVE BEEN ACCOMMODATING. THEY HAVE MADE MANY TOUGH CIRCUMSTANCES EASY.
-LATIMER SCHOOL 2021
WE JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THE TWO OFFICIALS WE HAD TODAY AT THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB DID AN INCREDIBLE JOB TODAY!
-OCALA MIDDLE SCHOOL 2020
YESTERDAY'S GAME WAS REFED VERY WELL AND THEY DID A GREAT JOB EXPLAINING THEIR CALLS. CAN WE REQUEST THEM FOR EVERY GAME?
-LATIMER SCHOOL 2019
A GREAT BIG THANKS TO YOUR EXCELLENT OFFICIALS IN WORKING OUR CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHTS. JUST TO CONFIRM WITH YOU THAT ON MONDAY APR 4, THERE WAS ONLY ONE GAME PLAYED AND TUESDAY APR 5, THERE WAS TWO GAMES PLAYED. THANKS TO TASHA, MIKE AND RICHARD FOR A JOB WELL DONE!!!
-CENTENNIAL RECREATION CENTER 2016
I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THE SOCCER REFS DID A GREAT JOB TODAY OVER AT PIEDMONT HILLS. WE GOT A LATE START AND THE REFS MOVED EVERYTHING FORWARD. THEY ENCOURAGED THE GIRLS TO DRINK A LOT OF WATER AND EVEN HAD A WATER BREAK. THANK YOU FOR THESE THREE. WE WILL BE READY AGAIN TOMORROW AGAIN AT PIEDMONT HILLS FIRST GAME AT 3:30, 2ND TO FOLLOW.
-BERRYESSA UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT 2016
THERE WAS TEAM OF REFS DOING THE FOOTBALL GAME WHEN WE WENT OVER TO MERRYHILL YESTERDAY. I HAVE HAD THEM REF MY SCHOOL GAMES BEFORE TOO. THOSE GUYS ARE A SOLID TEAM. I THINK THEY SAID THEIR NAMES ARE RICH AND RANDY. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT THEY REF THE GAME AT SUNNYVALE STRATFORD ON FRIDAY, OCT 21ST. IT IS A REMATCH GAME. LAST TIME WE HAD A TEAM OF NEWER REFS AND THERE WERE SOME CONTROVERSIAL CALLS. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS REMATCH RUNS SMOOTH. THANKS!
-STRATFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL 2016
YOU CERTAINLY HAVE A GOOD STABLE OF YOUNG OFFICIALS. I WORKED WITH DOMINIQUE TODAY, AND IT REALLY WENT WELL. SHE HAS A REAL POSITIVE ATTITUDE, SELLS HER CALLS AND HAS A GOOD, STRONG WHISTLE. SHE WAS PLEASURE TO WORK WITH.
-HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE OFFICIAL 2017
WE WERE VERY HAPPY WITH ALL OF THE REFS THAT WERE SENT TO OUR GAMES THIS WEEK!!! ESPECIALLY ON WEDNESDAY!! EVERYONE LOVES WES!!!!! I WAS OUT SICK ALL WEEK BUT THIS IS WHAT MY STAFF REPORTED SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU. WE WILL BE IN THE MAIN GYM AT BUCHSER THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON. THANK YOU AND HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!
-SANTA CLARA COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER 2017
5 Week Clinic
6:30PM - 8:30PM
WED SEPT 7, and FRI SEPT 9 2022
WED SEPT 14, and FRI SEPT 16 2022
WED SEPT 21, and FRI SEPT 23 2022
WED SEPT 28, and FRI SEPT 30 2022
WED OCT 5, and FRI OCT 7 2022
MASKS RECOMMENDED
WE WILL DISCUSS THE BASIC FUNDAMENTALS OF OFFICIATING
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY ON THE COURT
BOXING IN
PRESS COVERAGE
PROPER HAND MECHANICS
PROFESSIONAL APPEARANCE
MENTAL BENEFITS:
PHYSICAL BENEFITS:
HEART HEALTH:
THE WESTERN DIET HAS BECOME QUITE POPULAR ALL OVER THE WORLD. HOWEVER, DESPITE ITS POPULARITY AND CONSUMPTION BY MANY, HEALTH EXPERTS ARE CAUTIONING PEOPLE TO MOVE AWAY FROM THIS EATING PLAN. HERE IN AMERICA, WE ARE CONSTANTLY BOMBARDED WITH SENSORY OVERLOAD WHICH CONDITIONS US TO BELIEVE THAT MORE OR BIGGER IS BETTER. MORE PROTEIN, MORE CARBS, MORE SUGAR, LESS VEGETABLES AND MORE PROCESSED FOODS HAVE BECOME THE STAPLE OF THE WESTERN DIET. WHEN WE TAKE TIME TO DO UNBIASED RESEARCH, WE FIND THAT THE DIET OF OUR ANCESTORS WAS THE POLAR OPPOSITE OF THE MODERN DIET. THE HUNTERS AND GATHERERS DIDN’T HAVE BOXED (PROCESSED) OR FASTS FOODS SO THEY LIVED LONGER, STRONGER AND HEATHIER LIVES. THEY TOOK TIME TO PREPARE THEIR MEALS AND WEREN’T SUBLIMINALLY ENCOURAGED BY TV, MEDIA, SMART PHONES, PAID ATHLETES TO PUSH PRODUCTS, OR SOCIALLY ACCEPTED PUBLIC FIGURES TO EAT THREE TO SIX MEALS A DAY.
WHEN WE CHOOSE TO MAKE OUR BODIES A PRIORITY, WE BEGIN REMOVING THE CONDITIONING. ESSENTIALLY, THIS TYPE OF MINDSET AND EATING LIFESTYLE MIMICS HOW THE ANCIENTS ATE, WHICH WAS NO PROCESSED FOODS, HIGHER FAT, MODERATE PROTEIN AND A LOWER CARB DIET. ALTHOUGH THE ANCIENTS ATE BREADS, WE MUST TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT BREADS / CARBS BACK THEN CAME FROM NUTRIENT-DENSE RICH SOIL, UNLIKE TODAY DUE TO AGRICULTURE. THE WHEAT THAT WAS GROWN AND HARVESTED BACK THEN WAS HEALTHY AND WAS NOT STRIPPED OF ITS NUTRIENTS DUE TO AGRICULTURAL SOIL. IT HAS BEEN 100% PROVEN THAT VARIOUS TYPES OF AILMENTS (LIKE TYPE 2 DIABETES) CAN BE TOTALLY CURED BY SIMPLE REMOVING PROCESSED FOODS AND CHANGING ONES EATING LIFESTYLE. EAT MORE NUTRIENT DENSE REAL FOODS AND INVESTIGATE THE INGREDIENTS IN STORE BOUGHT PRODUCTS.
START CHALLENGING YOURSELF TO STOP EATING OUT, STOP EATING PROCESSED / BOXED OR PACKAGED FOODS, AND START LOWERING YOUR DAILY CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE. BEGIN SUPPORTING YOUR LOCAL FARMERS MARKETS AS MOST OF THEIR MEAT, AND VEGETABLES COME FROM THE FARM RIGHT TO YOUR PLATE. ALTHOUGH SOME MEATS IN STORES ARE MARKED “GRASS FEED” THESE MEATS STILL GO TO A FACTORY TO GET IRRADIATED BEFORE YOU PUT IT ON YOUR PLATE. IRRADIATION IS THE PROCESS OF PUTTING MEAT THROUGH A MACHINE THAT BLASTS IT WITH LOW LEVEL RADIATION SIMILAR TO AN X-RAY MACHINE. THIS TECHNOLOGY IS SAID TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF MEAT AND TO EXTEND THE SHELF LIFE REDUCING OR ELIMINATING MICROORGANISMS AND INSECTS. STORAGE OF IRRADIATED MEATS USUALLY RESULTS IN A FURTHER LOSS OF QUALITY. WITH STERILIZED MEATS THIS PROCEEDS MORE RAPIDLY AT HIGH TEMPERATURES; AND WITH PASTEURIZED MEATS, FLAVOR DETERIORATION IS OFTEN NOTICEABLE BEFORE MICROBIAL SPOILAGE OCCURS.
OUR ANCESTORS DIDN’T HAVE THIS TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY NOR DID THEY NEED IT. IN OUR MODERN TIME PEOPLE HAVE TO EAT MORE FOOD TO MAKE UP FOR THE LACK OF NUTRIENTS IN MEAT AND VEGETABLES. THIS IN TURN CAUSES WEIGHT GAIN AND VARIOUS HEALTH ISSUES. TAKE YOUR HEALTH BACK AND BEGIN MAKING BETTER EDUCATED CHOICES REGARDING THE FOOD YOU PUT IN YOUR BODY, REMEMBER YOU ONLY GET ONE.
INCORPORATING A DAILY 5-HOUR EATING WINDOW (SOME MAY REFER TO IT AS FASTING), IS A GREAT WAY TO HEAL YOUR BODY. FASTING FOR AT LEAST 18 HOURS ALLOWS FOR THE BODY'S ENZYME SYSTEM TO FOCUS ON DETOXIFYING AND BREAKING DOWN TOXINS IN THE BODY QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY WITHOUT THE JOB OF HEAVY FOOD DIGESTION. THIS ALSO ALLOWS YOUR BODY TO REST AND PROPERLY DIGEST YOUR FOOD. FASTING ISN’T JUST A WEIGHT LOSS STRATEGY OR A HACK THAT ATHLETES USE TO LOSE FAT QUICKLY WHILE MAINTAINING LEAN MUSCLE MASS, IT’S A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE BASED ON THE HARD DATA BY OUR ANCESTORS AND THE STUDY OF METABOLISM.
OUR BODY USES BLOOD GLUCOSE FOR ENERGY, HOWEVER WHEN YOUR CELLS DON'T GET THE GLUCOSE THEY NEED FOR ENERGY (DUE TO LONG PERIODS OF NO FOOD), YOUR BODY BEGINS TO BURN FAT FOR ENERGY. THIS FAT IS USED BY THE LIVER TO PRODUCE WHAT IS CALLED KETONE BODIES. THE TWO MAIN KETONES ARE ACETOACETATE AND Β-HYDROXYBUTYRATE (BHB). THESE TWO KETONES SERVE AS AN ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCE FOR THE CELLS OF YOUR HEART, SKELETAL MUSCLE, AND BRAIN, WHEN GLUCOSE ISN’T READILY AVAILABLE. THIS METABOLIC CHANGE IN BODY IS CALLED KETOSIS.
BY 12 HOURS, YOU’VE ENTERED THE METABOLIC STATE CALLED KETOSIS. IN THIS STATE, YOUR BODY STARTS TO BREAK DOWN AND BURN FAT. KETONE BODIES START GENERATING BY YOUR LIVER AND BEGIN USING GLUCOSE AS FUEL FOR YOUR BRAIN AND OTHER ORGANS IN THE BODY. THESE KETONES HAVE ALSO BEEN SHOWN TO REDUCE CELLULAR DAMAGE AND CAN REDUCE INFLAMMATION IN OTHER CELLS.
BY 18 HOURS, YOU’VE SWITCHED TO FAT-BURNING MODE AND ARE GENERATING SIGNIFICANT KETONES. IN THIS STATE YOU CAN ACCELERATE KETONE PRODUCTION BY DOING SOME HITT CARDIO, WEIGHTLIFTING EXERCISES OR BOTH. THIS IS THE PERFECT TIME TO TORCH THAT SUBCUTANEOUS FAT. 90% OF BODY FAT IS SUBCUTANEOUS, WHICH IS THE FAT THAT LIES IN A LAYER JUST BENEATH THE SKIN. THE REMAINING 10% — CALLED VISCERAL OR INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT — LIES OUT OF REACH, BENEATH THE FIRM ABDOMINAL WALL.
WITHIN 24 HOURS, YOUR CELLS ARE INCREASINGLY RECYCLING OLD COMPONENTS AND BREAKING DOWN MISFOLDED PROTEINS LINKED TO ALZHEIMER’S AND OTHER DISEASES. THIS PROCESS IS CALLED AUTOPHAGY. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PROCESS FOR CELLULAR AND TISSUE REJUVENATION AS IT REMOVES DAMAGED CELLULAR COMPONENTS IN THE BODY. STUDIES SHOW THAT THE AUTOPHAGY IN A FOOD DEPRIVED MOUSE INCREASES AFTER 24 HOURS AND THIS EFFECT IS MAGNIFIED IN CELLS OF THE LIVER AND BRAIN AFTER 48 HOURS.
BY 48 HOURS WITHOUT OR WITH VERY FEW CALORIES, CARBS OR PROTEIN, YOUR GROWTH HORMONE (HGH) LEVEL IS UP TO FIVE TIMES AS HIGH AS WHEN YOU STARTED YOUR FAST. GROWTH HORMONE HELPS PRESERVE LEAN MUSCLE MASS AND REDUCES FAT TISSUE ACCUMULATION. AS WE AGE OUR HGH LEVELS DROP SIGNIFICANTLY, SO FASTING IS A NATURAL WAY TO STIMULATE AND INCREASE HGH LEVELS. HGH HELPS THE APPEARANCE OF THE SKIN, TO BUILD MUSCLE MASS, BOOST METABOLISM, BURN FAT, AND REPAIR HEALTHY TISSUE IN THE BRAIN AND ORGANS. THIS HORMONE ALSO AIDES IN SPEEDING UP HEALING AFTER AN INJURY AND TO REPAIR MUSCLE TISSUE AFTER EXERCISE. ONE STUDY FOUND THAT 3 DAYS INTO A FAST, HGH LEVELS INCREASED BY OVER 300%.
BY 54 HOURS, YOUR INSULIN HAS DROPPED TO ITS LOWEST LEVEL POINT SINCE YOU STARTED FASTING AND YOUR BODY IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY INSULIN-SENSITIVE. WHEN A PERSON CAN REGULATE THEIR INSULIN LEVELS NORMALLY, THEY ARE WHAT'S CALLED INSULIN SENSITIVE. THIS MEANS A REDUCTION OF INFLAMMATION IN THE BODY AND IS GREAT FOR THOSE WHO ARE AT A HIGH RISK OF DEVELOPING DIABETES. EVEN CHRONIC DISEASES OF AGING LIKE CANCER CAN BE PREVENTED WHEN YOUR INSULIVE LEVELS ARE IN CHECK. INSULINS MAIN FUNCTION IS TO STORE FAT CELLS, HOWEVER DUE TO WESTERN DIET THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE ARE INSULIN RESISTANT. HAVING HIGH INSULIN LEVELS ARE A HUGE CAUSE OF WEIGHT GAIN AND OBESITY. THE MORE INSULIN YOU HAVE IN YOUR BLOOD THE MORE FAT CELLS YOU ARE STORING.
BY 72 HOURS, YOUR BODY IS BREAKING DOWN OLD IMMUNE CELLS AND GENERATING NEW ONES. PROLONGED FASTING REDUCES CIRCULATING IGF-1 LEVELS OR INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR 1. LIKE HGH, IGF-1 HAS A TON OF BENEFITS, BUT WHEN TOO HIGH, IT WILL ACTUALLY DECREASE LONGEVITY. STUDIES IN MICE HAVE SHOWN THAT PROLONGED FASTING (GREATER THAN 48 HOURS), REDUCED IGF-1 WHICH LED TO STRESS RESISTANCE, SELF-RENEWAL AND THE REGENERATION OF BLOOD CELL STEM CELLS.
IF YOU HAVE NEVER TRIED ENCORPERATING A DAILY EATING WINDOW, START WITH A 7 HOUR WINDOW AND WORK UP TO A 5 HOUR WINDOW. SKIP BREAKFAST AND HAVE YOUR FIRST MEAL AT NOON, THEN FINISH DINNER BY 7 PM. AFTER A WEEK OR ONCE YOU ARE COMFORTABLE, HAVE YOUR FIRST MEAL AT 2 P.M., THEN FINISH DINNER BY 7 PM. DRINK LOTS OF WATER TO KEEP YOU HYDRATED AND DISTRACTED FROM HUNGER. IF YOU NEED CAFFEINE, DRINK UNSWEETENED BLACK COFFEE OR TEA.
THE BRAIN AND HEART ARE COMPOSED OF 73% WATER, AND THE LUNGS ARE ABOUT 83% WATER. THE SKIN CONTAINS 64% WATER, MUSCLES AND KIDNEYS ARE 79%, AND EVEN THE BONES ARE 31% WATERY. UP TO 60% OF AN ADULT HUMAN BODY IS WATER, SO DAILY HYDRATION IS CRUCIAL FOR REGULATING BODY TEMPERATURE, KEEPING JOINTS LUBRICATED, PREVENTING INFECTIONS, DELIVERING NUTRIENTS TO CELLS, AND TO KEEP ORGANS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. BECAUSE OF OUR MODREN DAY METHOD OF FOOD PREPERATION, A LOT OF THE WESTERN DIET IS HIGHLY ACIDIC, EVEN VARIOUS BOTTLED WATERS BELIEVE IT OR NOT. UNFORTUNATELY, OVER TIME A HIGHLY ACIDIC AND INFLAMMED BODY BECOMES A BREEDING GROUND FOR MANY OF THE AILMENTS IN AMERICA. OBESITY, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES, TUMORS AND OTHER CHRONIC ILLNESSES ARE UNBASIED TO CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS. HELPING TO REGULATE YOUR BODIES ALKLINE LEVELS IS AN EASY WAY TO PREVENT FURTHER AILMENTS. ALKALIZING YOUR BODY SIMPLY MEANS REDUCING ITS ACIDITY PH LEVEL, AND YOU CAN DO THAT BY EATING THE RIGHT KIND OF FOODS AND DRINKING ALKALINE WATER. THERE ARE A LOT OF BENEFITS TO ALKALIZING YOUR BODY. AN ALKALIZED BODY OFTEN RESULTS IN MORE NIGHTS OF PEACEFUL, DEEP SLEEP, AN INCREASE IN ENERGY, AND A REDUCTION IN WEIGHT.
VARIOUS STUDIES SHOW THAT BY SIMPLY DRINKING ALKALINE WATER DAILY CAN ACTUALLY PREVENT CANCER. WHEN WATER IS TOO ALKALINE (PH IS HIGH), IT CAN IMPACT THE BALANCE OF OTHER CHEMICALS IN THE WATER. THERE IS A BALANCE TO EVERYTHING IN LIFE AND OUR BODY IS THE SAME WAY. A STUDY FROM A FEW RESEARCHERS AT MIT HAVE FOUND THAT TUMOR SURFACES ARE ALSO HIGHLY ACIDIC, AND THAT THIS ACIDITY HELPS TUMORS TO BECOME MORE INVASIVE AND METASTATIC. THE STUDY FOUND THAT A HIGH ACIDIC ENVIRONMENT HELPS TUMOR CELLS TO PRODUCE PROTEINS THAT MAKE THEM MORE AGGRESSIVE. THIS IS SIMILAR TO A SWIMMING POOL WHEN THE WATER STARTS TO TURN GREEN. WHILE ALKALINE WATER ALONE DOESN'T TEND TO TRIGGER ALGAE GROWTH, IT'S AN INDICATION THAT THE POOLS PH IS OFF-BALANCE—AND THAT OPENS THE DOOR FOR ALGAE.
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